Known also as the Festival of Dedication, as well as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah is a major Jewish holiday commemorating the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Maccabees.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend Monday’s peace conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will host more than 20 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sukkot, now being celebrated by Jews around the ...

Sukkot, a weeklong Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, started at sundown Monday, Oct. 6, and continues through Monday, Oct. 13. Sukkot is considered one of the most ...

Providers have reported survey agencies starting routine inspections on Jewish high holidays in recent weeks. (Photo: pamela_d_mcadams/Getty Images) A major aging services group representing dozens of ...

A rabbi has been assaulted outside his home in New Jersey just hours before the start of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, authorities said. The Oct. 5th incident is being investigated as both a violent ...

When Jews in Maine were divided over public celebrations of Christmas and Hanukkah, another Jewish holiday took center stage. On the weekend between Yom Kippur and Sukkot, Waterville city workers put ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Jewish Voice for Peace held a rally Sunday afternoon in Albany, ahead of the Jewish holiday Sukkot. Organizers said as war in Gaza continues, this year, the holiday has a ...

A rabbi in New Jersey was assaulted in a random attack Sunday afternoon ahead of a weeklong Jewish holiday, prompting police to add extra patrols around residences and synagogues. Avraham Wein, the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children play next to ...